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Saturday, 28 March 2026

back from the quilters


And now on to the final part of the quilt journey… the long goodbye of hand stitching the binding.



















My cabin nights quilt is about as pastel as I can get! I think if it was a low volume or a light it ended up in this quilt. Love love loved making this one - with lots of teeny tiny 2" HSTs - and wanted to get it finished as soon as. Super happy with the contrast of the occasional bright florals with the muted greens, soft pinks & light backgrounds.

I'm not really a fan of square quilts, so I added an extra strip of the background fabrics to the top and bottom and ended up with a rectangular quilt.
 
For a backing, I used what I had here - a scrappy light/dark HSTs diamond quilt top. I simply added a few improv borders to get it a little bigger than my quilt top, #partyinthequiltback.
I dropped my quilt off with Marita at quilters anonymous for a spot of quilting magic. 
My finished quilts constantly surprise me, the pink binding chose itself! It's a small pink & white retro daisy print by RRS Sugar Maple. The perfect "framing" for this one.

My 1st completed quilt for 2026!



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10 comments:

  1. Gretchen Weaver28 March 2026 at 14:24

    Your first finish of this year is a pretty one! Enjoy snuggling under her!

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  2. Juliana28 March 2026 at 14:45

    What a beautiful quilt!

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  3. Quilting Babcia28 March 2026 at 15:35

    This is a gorgeous finish, love the pastels, it's moving into spring in my part of the world, so pastels are perfect!

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  4. Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson28 March 2026 at 16:47

    I love the way the triangles fade in and out with the value changes.

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  5. T Holzer29 March 2026 at 02:40

    Since coming across your blog and your love/use of low volume fabrics, I have started to purposely buy them…but even so, I don’t know that my end result would ever be as nice as this!! Again, you have a wonderful way with colour! Beautiful quilt.

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  6. LIttle Penguin Quilts29 March 2026 at 03:25

    Linda, that's just beautiful! I love the low volumes, plaids, and floral all mixed together. It's a lovely finish!

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  7. Karen - Quilts...etc.29 March 2026 at 05:42

    another beautiful quilt

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  8. Rebecca Grace29 March 2026 at 12:34

    Hooray for another gorgeous finish, Linda! I've seen a few quilts of this pattern but as usual, my favorite version is yours in those sweet, soft florals. Congratulations!

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  9. Marie1 April 2026 at 14:12

    Such a very pretty finish, and the perfect way to use a lot of 2" HSTs. Hmmmm...

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  10. Karen S2 April 2026 at 00:03

    Lovely binding and a great finish.

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